Award-Winning Literature Tutors serving Shawnee Mission, KS

I am a PhD student in English eager to work with some fantastic students! With over ten years of experience in Education as an academic tutor, teacher, and graduate student, I love helping students reach their full potential.

...special education teacher at Center High School, which is in the Center School District in Kansas City, Missouri. I taught at F. L. Schlagle High School in the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools from 2016-2017, and I was a teacher assistant (paraprofessional) at Park Hill High School, which is in the Park Hill School District, from 2006-2016. I earned a Graduate Certificate in Special Education from Walden University, an M.S.Ed. in Reading from Northwest Missouri...

...literature, my favorite subject to tutor is writing. When I teach a composition course, I am always suprised by how intimidated and anxious students are when it comes to writing and English class in general. I love working with students in this subject because I get to change their negative preconceptions of the writing process, and seeing their face light up when they realize their own potential! In doing so, I adopt bell hooks's concept...

...with Varsity Tutors has provided me with a golden opportunity to continue helping students hone their own academic performance across a wide array of subjects, and my own tutoring background, coupled with my flexible schedule as a by-day real estate investor and independent business owner who possesses total control over his hours, puts me in a unique position to better accommodate the students I work with to ensure that they receive the attention and quality...

...in the setting of a certain subject matter. Want to know about ancient Egypt? Imagine what it would be like to be among the pharaohs and slaves by taking a video tour of a pyramid tomb. Struggling with vocabulary? Try discovering the etymology of words by taking a look at some Latin manuscripts written by monks centuries ago! As you can see, I like to draw in a lot of historic visual references to help...

I'm an energetic and experienced ESL teacher with an extensive background in teaching middle and high school, as well as college. I love helping people reach their goals - that's why I became a teacher! I believe in a wholistic approach, where we work on communicating and listening in tandem. All our lessons will be fun and tailored to what you need.

...in the Writing Center. Then I graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School with my Juris Doctor degree. In law school, I taught legal writing to first-year students, and now I am a practicing attorney who provides legal writing training to new attorneys and paralegals in my office. I also write every single day. In my years of experience teaching, tutoring, and completing my own writing projects, my approach has evolved beyond "editing" and...

...range of ages and skill levels, from kindergarten phonics to university-level English literature courses. I also have extensive experience teaching test preparation strategies and skills, having prepared my ESL students to take the international baccalaureate English entrance exam (iBT TOEFL). While in Korea, I was promoted to Head Instructor and oversaw a team of five teachers, mentoring them and encouraging them to make classes as fun and interactive as possible. I am passionate about meeting...

My name is Laura, and I am a medical student at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. I love to work with students to help them reach their fullest potential.

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...suma cum laude graduate of the University of New Orleans, with a BA in History, as well as a magna cum laude graduate with a Master's degree in Education from the University of Kansas. I am licensed in general and special education, as well as ESL. I also lived as an exchange student in Germany, and enjoyed the process of learning another language. I have 7 years of teaching experience in special education, elementary education,...

As an enthusiastic individual with two years of experience tutoring college students, I am looking forward to helping you and your preparedness in English writing. Although one of my passions is creative writing, I love research and helping students form effective arguments in their essays. I gain fulfillment from writing as well as helping others, so please feel free to reach out! I am excited to meet you.

...a JD at the University of Tulsa and an MA in Classics at the University of Kansas. After law school, I practiced law in New York City for ten years before deciding to go back to school for Classics. I am currently developing a publication on the relative clause in Ancient Greek and I hope to begin a PhD program in the fall. I completed my MA with a 4.0 GPA and received a perfect...

...year working in a small school in Namibia (Southern Africa) teaching English, Math, and Computer Skills in a resource-poor environment. I am enthusiastic and creative, and am constantly scanning the latest pedagogical literature to keep abreast of current teaching theories. My strengths lie in verbal expression, although I have a background in science (especially biology) as well. My specialty is helping to improve language/reading scores and writing/editing skills, as my perfect scores in the verbal...

...is Meaghan and I am finishing up my Bachelor's Degree in Music Education at the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance. I love teaching all ages, but will most likely be teaching middle school or high school choir. I am a certified K-12 substitute teacher, and upon completing my student teaching in 2017, will be a licensed K-12 educator in both MO and KS. I am here to help, please feel free to contact me!

...various subjects including English, ESL, Political Science, Sociology, and History for high school students and college students for over six years. I hold an interdisciplinary doctoral degree in Education Curriculum and Instruction and Social Sciences from the University of Missouri. I further completed 18 hours in Masters of TESOL at GCU as well as hold an English teaching certification. I possess over six years of experience teaching English to diverse learners (1) American common core...

I am a graduate of Fresno State University. I received a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing with an emphasis in publishing and editing. I have always been fond of English as a subject and during my college years, I tutored fellow students with a focus on essay writing and test prep. In my spare time, I enjoy writing poetry and short stories.

...independent research in a Biochemistry laboratory and presented my findings at the Undergraduate Research Symposium as well as published an honors thesis in the Journal of Undergraduate Research. My honors curricula focused extensively on oral and written communication in addition to community outreach. As an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, I was directly involved in one-on-one learning sessions, lecturing, and classroom management. I taught Principles of Biology Laboratory independently for classrooms of 12 students. In order to...

After graduating high school in Kansas City, I attended Park University where I earned my Bachelor's degree in 3 years. I want to pursue getting my Master's degree and ultimately become a professor. I love learning and want to help others love learning too!

...local elementary school, providing classroom assistance to teachers of Kindergarten through Sixth Grade. I worked with kids of widely-spanning ages on skills from alphabet citation to the formation of complex sentences, pattern recognition to long division. For me, as important as helping those students was establishing friendships with them. I went back to visit the kids over Christmas Break and was astounded at how many of them looked at me with smiles of recognition. My...